Poll result sparks violence on PU campus
Chandigarh, September 3
From ripping off clothes of rival supporters to hurling chairs at polling officers at the Student Centre, unprecedented incidents of violence were witnessed today on the Panjab University campus during the students’ council elections.

The police and SOPU-ABVP supporters run towards the administrative block before picking up a fight with PUSU members during the counting of votes at the
PU. Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari

Students clash at DAV
Chandigarh, September 3
The principal of DAV College, BC Josan, had pleaded for the cancellation of elections and had held several meetings, but his efforts bore no fruit. The college saw action on the day of the polling today.

Minor clashes, rowdyism mar polling; 25 arrested
Chandigarh, September 3
The police rounded up about two dozen youths carrying baseball bats and rods even as sporadic incidents involving minor scuffles occurred during elections for the Panjab University students’ council today. One of the boys was apprehended with a “country made” pistol.

Snehalaya Case
Victim’s granny goes missing
Chandigarh, September 3
The grandmother of the 14-year-old inmate of Snehalaya who was raped and is now pregnant, has gone missing. The Home Secretary, Ram Niwas, said her grandmother was missing and the authorities of the institute said she was probably in hospital.

High Voltage Pangs
Computers damaged at Mohali administrative complex
Mohali, September 3
A number of visitors who had come for work at the District Administrative Complex in Phase 1 here were inconvenienced after the computer systems installed in various branches were damaged due to high voltage. Other electrical gadgets also got burnt due to erratic power supply.An official at the Suvidha Centre manually processes documents after the computer system was damaged due to high voltage at the Mohali District Administrative Complex on Friday. A Tribune photograph

Rs. 2-cr cancer treatment machine gathers dust at GMCH
Chandigarh, September 3
A machine costing about Rs 2 crore that was meant for treating cancer patients has been rendered useless even before it could be commissioned at the Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector 32 due to lack of coordination between hospital officials and the union information technology ministry. The machine was supplied to GMCH seven years ago in July 2003.

PUSU takes the reins
Chandigarh, September 3
Overconfidence and low-pitch campaigning by incumbent party-Student Organisation of Panjab University
(SOPU) paved the way for its defeat in the PU council elections today.

VIOLENCE SUMS UP POLL

The police rescues a PUSU supporter who was bashed up by an activist of
the rival party. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

A student throws a chair at his opponent on the Panjab University campus on Friday.
Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Changing trends
Chandigarh, September 3
In a reverse turn of events, departments that named an unopposed candidate for the post of department representative (DR) in the past, hosted elections this year.
Whereas departments that held elections each year, elected an unanimous candidate this time.

Inquiry marked into Thursday’s violence
Chandigarh, September 3
Along with the declaration of results of the PU student elections, returning officer Naval Kishore marked an inquiry into the clash that occurred on Thursday night.

Colleges witness low turnout
Chandigarh, September 3
Student elections have lost their sheen. The statement stood justified today with the city co-educational colleges registering an average poll percentage of about 40 per cent and girls' colleges having an all-time low turnout of around 35 per cent.

Sukhna choe or garbage dump?
Zirakpur, September 3
In the absence of a dumping ground, Zirakpur municipal council is disposing of garbage and other waste material along with Sukhna choe (seasonal rivulet) in Bishanpura village. This is causing a serious threat to residents of surrounding villages and also polluting the Sukhna
choe.Waste being dumped by the sanitation department in the choe at Bishanpura village in
Zirakpur. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal

VCs’ conference from today
Chandigarh, September 3
A two-day North Zone Vice-Chancellors’ Conference is being hosted by Panjab University, Chandigarh, in collaboration with the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) on the PU campus.

Advisory council’s first meeting on Sept 10
Chandigarh, September 3
The UT administration’s newly-constituted Administrator’s Advisory Council’s first meeting will be held on September 10. This was announced by Adviser to UT Administrator Pradip Mehra during a press conference held today at the UT Secretariat.

Chandigarh Club inks pact with NY club
Chandigarh, September 3
After its affiliation with Dubai-based India Club, Chandigarh Club has signed a pact with Charlotte City Club, New York. Talking about the development, Mukesh
Bassi, president of Chandigarh Club, said now onwards, members of Chandigarh Club could enjoy all the facilities of Charlotte Club.

Night Food Street
MC to float tenders again
Chandigarh, September 3
Finding no bidders for the first night food street located at Sector 14, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is all set to float fresh tenders for the same. Out of the eight kiosks in the night food street, the MC would float tenders for five kiosks that are lying vacant with the reserve price of Rs 40,000 each. The tenders will be opened on September 21.

GMCH starts sanitation drive
Chandigarh, September 3
A sanitation drive has been launched at the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh. The drive, which will go upto September 7, was launched by director principal Prof Raj Bahadur here today.

Industrial tenants meet admn officials
Chandigarh, September 3
A meeting of industrial tenants and UT administration officials was held today on the proposed industrial policy of the UT administration.

Customer care centre in Mohali soon
Mohali, September 3
A fully-equipped customer care centre is being set up by Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd for the convenience of consumers in Mohali.

Tubewell motor impaired, water supply hit
Zirakpur, September 3
The water supply at Mamta enclave in Dhakoli village has been affected after the lighting last evening damaged the electric motor of tubewell installed at the area.

Two teachers to be awarded
Mohali, September 3
Two government school teachers, Dr Sarabjit Kaur Sohal and Amarjeet Kaur, have been selected for the National Award for 2009 in education.

Semester Exams
PSEB running behind schedule
Mohali, September 3
Sticking to the schedule for the conduct of Class X and XII examinations under the semester system is proving to be a challenge for the Punjab School Education Board
(PSEB) authorities.

Electronic gadgets damaged
Kharar, September 3
Heavy rains with lightening damaged electric gadgets of many households this morning and also affected concrete buildings. Many households in Ranjit Nagar, Dessu Majra, Mundi Kharar and its adjoining areas got affected due to thundershowers and lightening.

PU don to get lifetime achievement award
Patiala, September 3
The Punjab Commerce and Management Association will confer
"PCMA Lifetime Achievement Award" upon Dr SC Vaidya, dean, university instructions, Panjab University,
Chandigarh, on the occasion of Teacher’s Day at Punjabi University,
Patiala.

College student commits suicide
Kharar, September 3
A student of Mata Sahib Kaur Nursing Institute in Kharar today committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan of her room in hostel. The student has been identified as Anjali (22), studying in BSc I and a resident of Solan in Himachal
Pradesh.

Property dealer robbed of 2 lakh
Chandigarh, September 3
A Kaimbwala-based property dealer today alleged that four car-borne miscreants car robbed him of Rs 2 lakh after waylaying him near Saketri village this afternoon.

2 youths booked for rape
Chandigarh, September 3
Two Muktsar-based youths were booked today under the charges of gangrape, kidnapping, extortion and criminal conspiracy after a 22-year-old resident of Panchkula alleged that she was abducted and raped by them.

Woman killed in accident
Panchkula, September 3
A resident of Barwala was killed and her husband critically injured when the motorcycle they were coming on was hit by a recklessly driven truck near the Morni T-point this morning.

Software engineer commits suicide
Panchkula, September 3
A 30-year-old software engineer committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his house in Sector 21 here today.

Man crushed to death
Panchkula, September 3
A 30-year-old man was killed near Mattawala bus stop near Barwala when he was run over by a truck here today.

Gold chain snatched
Chandigarh, September 3
Two motorcyclists snatched a gold chain from a woman on the road separating Sectors 19 and 27 on Thursday.

Easy win for Mukesh
Chandigarh’s Gupta shares second slot
Chandigarh, September 3
Fortyfive-year-old Mukesh Kumar of Mhow kept his cool on a wet cloudy day carding a steady one over par 73 to clinch the PGTI Players Championship title at nine under 280 on the par-72 greens of the Chandigarh Golf Club here today.

Football: NPS-18 drub Youth Club
Chandigarh, September 3
New Public School (NPS), Sector 18, defeated Youth Club, Rurka Kalan, in their second league match of the 8th All-India Administrator’s Challenge Football (U-17) Cup, tournament being held at the Sector 42 Sports Complex here today.

Players in action during a football match between NPS and Rudra Kalan at the Sector 42 Stadium in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photograph

City girl makes it to
Asian Games
Chandigarh, September 3
Chetanpreet, a student of DAV College, will represent India in the shooting event during the the 16th Asian Games to be held in Ganghzou (China) in November next year. Her score was 573/600.